Heroes' Prison

Chapter 876 - 829 Optimus Prime

In an instant, the entire world seemed to fall into silence.

Miyamoto Musashi was actually killed by Huang Yi!

Those Japanese players, as if their throats had been clutched, abruptly silenced their arrogant chants of "Martial Emperor is Invincible." The overbearing expressions frozen on their faces as they blankly stared at Miyamoto Musashi’s corpse lying on the ground.

In Night Rain City, the players who had been complaining about Miyamoto Musashi’s successful escape also ceased their chatter. Wide-eyed, they all turned their heads to look at Huang Yi on the city walls.

At this moment, Huang Yi stood with his back to the crowd, exuding an air of mystery. In his hand, he held the Bloodstained War Halberd, its cross blade reflecting a silver-white glow under the moonlight—a weapon that kills without leaving a trace of blood.

The reporters, not sparing their cameras for even a moment, all locked their lenses onto Huang Yi. Players around the globe, watching the live broadcast, felt an overwhelming sense of absurdity, as though the earlier system announcement had been a lie.

Miyamoto Musashi had clearly already escaped, while Huang Yi was still in Night Rain City, separated by countless miles. How in the world did Huang Yi manage to kill Miyamoto Musashi?

Soon, some reporters, based on their knowledge of Huang Yi, provided an explanation: "Dear viewers, you might all be wondering—how could the God of Slaughter, who was in Night Rain City, kill Miyamoto Musashi across such a vast distance? Those who have studied the God of Slaughter may know that during the battle on the Land of Dongying, he once used a skill that ignored attack range. As long as he had attacked an enemy within a short period, no matter where they fled, he could perform a range-ignoring strike. I suspect that Miyamoto Musashi’s death is connected to this skill. However, one thing still puzzles me—Huang Yi clearly hadn’t attacked Miyamoto Musashi just now, so how could he execute this skill?"

Upon hearing this explanation, the crowd suddenly remembered: Huang Yi indeed had a skill that ignored attack range.

But as the reporter mentioned, in the past, Huang Yi could only use this skill on enemies he had attacked within a short window. Just now, however, Huang Yi clearly hadn’t attacked Miyamoto Musashi. So how could he use this skill?

"God of Slaughter, can you explain this to us?" At this point, some reporters, unable to contain their curiosity, began to approach Huang Yi, their eyes full of anticipation as they sought an answer.

Huang Yi smiled faintly, waved his hand at the crowd, and said, "It’s late—everyone should head home!"

After speaking, his eyes subtly glanced at his bracer.

The answer countless people wanted to know was, in fact, hidden on that bracer.

The reason he could kill Miyamoto Musashi was thanks to the trust of the Draenei Sanctuary, who had not confiscated his Thunder Guard Bracers but instead returned them to him.

Earlier, when Huang Yi charged out from the city walls into the range of Miyamoto Musashi’s Rain of Light Blade, it wasn’t an act of recklessness—it was to kill Miyamoto Musashi.

A while back, after Huang Yi’s Thunder Guard Bracers were upgraded to the Epic Tier, they acquired a rare thorns attribute—reflecting 20% of the damage taken back onto the attacker.

Thorns attributes are usually found on Knight Players and rarely on warriors. Even Huang Yi, the world’s number one warrior, only received his first thorns attribute through the Thunder Guard Bracers, this piece of Epic Equipment. If others knew he possessed a thorns attribute, it wouldn’t be difficult to deduce the cause of Miyamoto Musashi’s death.

Thorns is an incredibly overpowered attribute, allowing a fraction of received damage to be reflected onto the attacker, and this reflection bypasses defense.

Earlier, Huang Yi deliberately exposed himself to Miyamoto Musashi’s Rain of Light Blade to see if he could leverage the thorns to inflict lethal damage. He endured a massive amount of damage, which in turn caused Miyamoto Musashi to suffer a portion of it as reflection.

However, Miyamoto Musashi didn’t die from the reflection. But that didn’t matter—Huang Yi’s thorns attribute had another purpose, which was to set up another skill: Blood Strike.

Blood Strike is an attached skill of the Bloodstained War Halberd. It bypasses attack range to strike all targets hit within the past minute, dealing damage equivalent to 20% of the user’s Attack Power.

This skill was the range-ignoring attack mentioned by the reporter just now. But this skill has a prerequisite—it can only target those hit within the last minute.

Although Huang Yi’s thorns didn’t kill Miyamoto Musashi, it successfully met the usage condition for Blood Strike—hitting an enemy within one minute.

Later, Miyamoto Musashi activated a life-saving skill typical for the Outlander Class—Life Extension, which allows the user not to die for five seconds, even with just one Health Point, giving him enough time to escape.

But Life Extension has a fatal flaw—in its duration, users cannot heal. After escaping, Miyamoto Musashi still had just 1 HP, unable to recover.

Meanwhile, Huang Yi silently counted the seconds. The moment Miyamoto Musashi’s five-second invincibility ended, Huang Yi unleashed Blood Strike, landing the final blow and depleting Miyamoto Musashi’s last drop of health.

Blood Strike, like Scorched Earth and End of the World, deals direct damage that ignores defense. Though Miyamoto Musashi’s stats had quadrupled, making him much stronger than Huang Yi, he couldn’t withstand the skill with only 1 HP. Thus, the scene of Huang Yi killing from across vast distances unfolded.

It could be said that the thorns attribute on his Thunder Guard Bracers played a critical role. Without it, Huang Yi wouldn’t have been able to use Blood Strike, even if he had it.

Thorns is one of the most practical attributes, sought after by many players. However, like resistance, thorns also has a cap of 35 points. While certain special skills can temporarily exceed this limit, their duration is restricted, and they cannot be permanent.

Huang Yi’s Thunder Guard Bracers provide 20 points of thorns, and combined with a Divine Class attribute called Retaliation Mastery—which negates all opponents’ thorns attribute effects and increases his thorns attribute effects by 20%—the bracers’ effective thorns value reaches 24 points, just shy of the 35-point cap.

This was a new tactic Huang Yi had only recently developed. The reporters and players were not aware of it yet. However, now that he had showcased it, some sharp-eyed individuals would probably piece it together upon reflection.

With this, the battle was fully concluded. The last remaining enemy, Miyamoto Musashi, was slain.

The Hero Legion achieved a glorious victory, annihilating countless foes and even eliminating two super-first-class masters.

Internally, they also took down the Desire Legion. From now on, the Desire Legion of Desire Arises from the Heart would no longer wreak havoc on Hero’s Continent. The continent could finally form a solid front under the leadership of the Hero Legion to engage in national wars.

This battle held immense significance for Huang Yi. By consecutively killing T.N.T and Miyamoto Musashi, he triggered system-wide kill announcements and was praised as being "on the brink of rampage."

The system publishes announcements based on whether the deceased is an important figure on the battlefield. Numerous factors influence this evaluation, including the opponent’s strength, reputation, rank, and whether they lead a large legion. The four super-first-class masters whom Huang Yi had previously killed all qualified as key characters on the battlefield.

For someone who’s merely an incarnation in Reincarnation, Huang Yi accomplished such insane feats. Once his original body completes Reincarnation, who knows how powerful he’ll be? It’s uncertain if he’ll even have any rivals left.

Huang Yi’s rising influence greatly impacts the battlefield. From now on, whenever he makes an appearance, his enemies will have to think twice.

For example, last time in Sunset City, a few words from Huang Yi had scared Kid into retreating, demonstrating the power of deterrence.

At that moment, a meteor streaked across the distant night sky. A figure flew back swiftly—it was Yang Yuheng.

Yang Yuheng stared at Huang Yi in disbelief, clearly shaken by the system announcement of Huang Yi’s kill on Miyamoto Musashi.

"Yang Yuheng, let’s go. I have something to discuss with you." Huang Yi said to Yang Yuheng before turning and flying toward the Teleportation Circle.

Yang Yuheng immediately flew after him, following Huang Yi like a loyal lieutenant.

"God of Slaughter, thank you! Without your help, I’d still be stuck at level 198, unable to make much progress. With your assistance today, I was able to defeat Miyamoto Musashi to such an extent. Your methods are truly unfathomable." Yang Yuheng said gratefully.

Huang Yi looked at Yang Yuheng with hope and said, "From now on, you’re nearly invincible on the battlefield. As the only player in the Heavenly Realm globally, this is your time of invincibility—seize it well. I’ll allocate a special unit under your command. You and Dao Feng are the two pillars of our legion. During this time, lead your forces to reclaim the lost territories of Hero’s Continent. I’ll assign you some strategic targets."

"Got it! I’ll attack wherever you point!" Yang Yuheng nodded immediately.

Huang Yi suddenly smirked and said, "By the way, it’s a new day now, and you have ten opportunities to solo the Tower of Pantheons. Go and break the world record for the 190th floor, and then use some major skills to push through to your highest reachable floor."

"I’ll give it a try! At full strength, I estimate I can clear up to the 209th floor," Yang Yuheng considered and finally said.

"Even better!" Huang Yi was immediately filled with anticipation. He had a personal reason for wanting Yang Yuheng to do an extreme run of the Tower of Pantheons.

He possessed an item called the Commandment of the Pantheons, which allows him to automatically clear ten solo attempts of the Tower of Pantheons each day without participating himself.

The highest floor Huang Yi could clear using the Commandment of the Pantheons was determined by the highest floor completed by any global player.

Previously, the best players in the world had only managed to clear up to the 189th floor. After the 190th floor, the dungeons started featuring monsters above level 200, making it impossible for players to go further.

Yang Yuheng had previously been grinding the 199th floor for Experience Points but could only defeat the first boss. Beyond that, he couldn’t progress. The world record he had broken was only for the first boss, not the full-clear record. At the time, he didn’t have the ability to completely clear it.

However, with Yang Yuheng reaching the Heavenly Realm, he has crossed this massive threshold and can now challenge floors beyond level 200. This meant Huang Yi could also reap the benefits, using the Commandment of the Pantheons to automatically clear floors above 200, earning far more Experience Points than before. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)